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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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